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Associated Students of SDSU

CA · EIN 956042622 · $36.3M rev · operational · as.sdsu.edu
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Associated Students of SDSU is a student government organization that oversees broad policies and objectives for the student body at San Diego State University. It operates through various councils, including the A.S. Board of Directors, to ensure the values and goals of the organization are upheld.

activities · 57

what they do

direct service · 46
  • Address student concerns and promote sustainability Student Advocacy & Shared Governance
    Identifies and addresses student concerns to improve programs and services, and promotes sustainability principles and practices within the SDSU community through targeted initiatives and programs.
  • Addressing Commuter Student Needs Student Advocacy & Shared Governance
    Ensures campus resources and programs meet the specific needs of commuter students.
  • Addressing Student Concerns and Improving Services Student Advocacy & Shared Governance
    Identifies and addresses student concerns to improve the quality of programs and services for SDSU students.
  • Addressing Student Concerns and Improving Services Student Advocacy & Shared Governance
    Identifies and addresses student concerns to improve the quality of programs and services for SDSU students, and ensures campus resources meet the needs of commuter students.
  • Administer student organization funding and financial services Student Organization Financial Management Support
    Provides funding to student organizations—including College Councils, cultural groups, and academically oriented organizations—through various committees, and offers deposit processing services and required banking training for student organization treasurers.
  • Administer student organization funding and financial services Student Organization Financial Management Support
    Provides funding support to SDSU-recognized student organizations through the Campus Program Funding Committee and College Councils, funds cultural organizations that support underrepresented students, and offers deposit processing services with mandatory banking training for treasurers.
  • Administering Aztec Achievement Awards University Achievement Awards Coordination
    Plans, coordinates, and administers the annual A.S. Aztec Achievement Awards, including the selection of awardees, to recognize contributions to San Diego State University.
  • Administering Student Government Elections Student Government Elections Administration
    Conducts and administers elections for student government positions, including hosting in-person voting events with food distribution, and enforces the Elections Code.
  • Administering Student Government Elections Student Government Elections Administration
    Conducts and administers elections for student government positions, including organizing voting events with food distribution and enforcing the Elections Code.
  • Serves as a liaison between A.S. and SDSU to foster relationships with local community planning groups and law enforcement, and organizes volunteer community service opportunities.
  • Conduct student government elections Student Government Elections Administration
    Organizes and administers Associated Students elections, including in-person voting events with food distribution, and enforces the Elections Code, with recent voting held from March 23 to March 26, 2026.
  • Coordinate graduate and college-specific student programming Student Organization Financial Management Support
    Operates eight College Councils and a Graduate Student Association to represent and coordinate programming for undergraduate and graduate students, including planning and coordination of the graduate student experience.
  • Create and fund student programs and facilities Student-Led Campus & Community Engagement Programs
    Creates, promotes, and funds social, recreational, cultural, and educational programs and facilities on campus and in the community, including support for the SDSU Children’s Center and initiatives that meet the needs of commuter students.
  • Creating and Funding Student Programs and Facilities Student-Led Campus & Community Engagement Programs
    Creates, promotes, and funds social, recreational, cultural, and educational programs and facilities on campus and in the community for SDSU students.
  • Ensure digital accessibility Website Accessibility Compliance
    Maintains accessible web content by using proper HTML and CSS, providing alt tags and text summaries, ensuring color contrast and script alternatives, and implementing skip links and non-timed forms.
  • Ensuring Website Accessibility Website Accessibility Compliance
    Maintains website accessibility by using correct HTML/CSS, alt tags for images and image maps, text summaries for non-text content, sufficient color contrast, and skip links, while avoiding animated images and timed responses.
  • Ensuring Website Accessibility Website Accessibility Compliance
    Maintains website accessibility by using correct HTML/CSS, ensuring alt tags for images, providing text summaries for non-text content, using sufficient color contrast, avoiding animated images, limiting scripts, and providing skip links.
  • Ensuring Website Accessibility Website Accessibility Compliance
    Maintains website accessibility by using correct HTML/CSS, ensuring alt tags for images, providing text summaries for non-text content, using color for styling with sufficient contrast, structuring data tables, avoiding animated images, limiting scripts, and providing skip links.
  • Serves as a liaison between A.S. and SDSU to foster relationships with local community planning groups and law enforcement.
  • Host recognition and engagement events University Achievement Awards Coordination
    Plans and coordinates the annual A.S. Aztec Achievement Awards to recognize contributions to San Diego State University and organizes volunteer community service opportunities for the SDSU community.
  • Improving Student Programs and Services Student Advocacy & Shared Governance
    Identifies and addresses student concerns to improve the quality of programs and services for SDSU students.
  • Manage and distribute student financial resources Student Organization Financial Management Support
    Oversees the management and distribution of financial resources for SDSU students through the Financial Affairs Committee.
  • Manage financial and organizational governance Student Organization Financial Management Support
    Oversees governance by managing policies, objectives, and organizational values, and manages the distribution of financial resources for SDSU students through the Financial Affairs Committee.
  • Managing Financial Resources for Students Student Organization Financial Management Support
    Oversees the management and distribution of financial resources for SDSU students through the Financial Affairs Committee.
  • Managing Student Financial Resources Student Organization Financial Management Support
    Oversees the management and distribution of financial resources for SDSU students through the Financial Affairs Committee and provides funding support to recognized student organizations for on-campus events.
  • Market A.S. services and build community partnerships Student-Led Campus & Community Engagement Programs
    Markets and promotes A.S. services, events, and activities to the SDSU community and serves as a liaison between A.S. and SDSU to foster relationships with local community planning groups and law enforcement.
  • Market and communicate A.S. services Student-Led Campus & Community Engagement Programs
    Markets and promotes Associated Students services, events, and activities to the SDSU community through the Marketing & Communications Committee.
  • Marketing A.S. Services and Events Student-Led Campus & Community Engagement Programs
    Markets and promotes A.S. services, events, and activities to the SDSU community through the Marketing & Communications Committee.
  • Markets and promotes A.S. services, events, and activities to the SDSU community through the Marketing & Communications Committee.
  • Meeting Commuter Student Needs Student Advocacy & Shared Governance
    Ensures campus resources and programs meet the needs of commuter students.
  • Organize student elections and governance processes Student Government Elections Administration
    Organizes and administers Associated Students elections, including in-person voting events with food distribution, and oversees governance by managing policies, objectives, and organizational values.
  • Organizing Student Government Elections Student Government Elections Administration
    Conducts and administers elections for student government positions, including hosting in-person voting events with food distribution, and enforces the Elections Code.
  • Organizing Volunteer Community Service Student-Led Campus & Community Engagement Programs
    Organizes and facilitates volunteer community service opportunities for the SDSU community.
  • Promote accessibility and inclusive design Website Accessibility Compliance
    Ensures digital accessibility by using proper HTML/CSS, alt tags, sufficient color contrast, skip links, and avoiding animated content, in compliance with accessibility standards for all users.
  • Promote sustainability and community engagement Student-Led Campus & Community Engagement Programs
    Organizes volunteer community service opportunities and promotes sustainability principles and practices within the SDSU community through programs and initiatives.
  • Promotes sustainability principles and practices within the SDSU community through initiatives and programs.
  • Providing Financial Services for Student Organizations Student Organization Financial Management Support
    Processes deposits for student organizations at the A.S. office and requires student organization treasurers to attend A.S. Banking training each academic year.
  • Recognize campus contributions through awards University Achievement Awards Coordination
    Plans, coordinates, and hosts the annual A.S. Aztec Achievement Awards to recognize contributions to San Diego State University.
  • Recognizing Student Achievements University Achievement Awards Coordination
    Hosts and plans the annual Aztec Achievement Awards to recognize contributions to San Diego State University, including awardee selection.
  • Recognizing Student Achievements University Achievement Awards Coordination
    Hosts and coordinates the annual Aztec Achievement Awards to recognize contributions to San Diego State University, including awardee selection.
  • Representing Student Interests in Recreation Youth Sports Coach Training & Development
    Represents student interests in Aztec Recreation programs, including intramural sports, fitness classes, and wellness activities.
  • Supporting College Councils and Graduate Student Association Student Organization Financial Management Support
    Operates eight College Councils and a Graduate Student Association to represent students, coordinate programming, and provide funding to academically oriented and cultural student organizations.
  • Supporting College Councils and Student Organizations Student Organization Financial Management Support
    Operates eight College Councils and a Graduate Student Association to represent and coordinate programming, provides funding to College Councils and academically oriented student organizations, and offers deposit processing services for student organizations.
  • Supporting SDSU Children's Center Subsidized Child Care Access Programs
    Supports the SDSU Children’s Center in providing childcare for students, faculty, and staff.
  • Supporting SDSU Children's Center Subsidized Child Care Access Programs
    Supports the SDSU Children’s Center in providing childcare services for students, faculty, and staff.
  • Operates College Councils and a Graduate Student Association to represent and coordinate programming, processes deposits for student organizations, and provides funding to academically oriented and cultural student organizations for on-campus events.
advocacy · 5
  • Advocate for diversity and academic policy Student Advocacy & Shared Governance
    Advocates for underrepresented communities on campus, advises on diversity-related policy, and conducts research to advocate on academic and university-related policy matters.
  • Advocate for student interests Student Advocacy & Shared Governance
    Advocates for student interests at SDSU and on higher education issues at local, state, and national levels, including representation in Aztec Recreation programs and promotion of diversity-related policy matters.
  • Advocate for student interests Student Advocacy & Shared Governance
    Advocates for student interests at SDSU and on higher education issues at local, state, and national levels, including representation in Aztec Recreation programs and promotion of student concerns across colleges.
  • Advocating for Student Interests Student Advocacy & Shared Governance
    Advocates for student interests, including those of underrepresented communities, and participates in shared governance at SDSU, addressing academic, university, and higher education policy matters at local, state, and national levels.
  • Advocating for Student Interests Student Advocacy & Shared Governance
    Advocates for student interests, including those of underrepresented communities, and participates in shared governance at SDSU, addressing academic, university-related, and higher education policy matters at local, state, and national levels.
capacity building · 6
  • Funding Cultural Student Organizations
    Provides funding to cultural student organizations that recruit and retain underrepresented students.
  • Requires student organization treasurers to attend A.S. Banking training each academic year to manage their finances.
  • Providing Banking Training for Student Organizations Student Organization Financial Management Support
    Requires student organization treasurers to attend A.S. Banking training each academic year.
  • Providing Student Leadership Opportunities Student Leadership & Peer Mentorship Programs
    Provides leadership opportunities for students by interviewing and appointing them to student leadership positions as defined in A.S. Bylaws.
  • Support student governance and leadership development Student Leadership & Peer Mentorship Programs
    Provides leadership opportunities for students through appointment to leadership positions, operation of College Councils and the Graduate Student Association, and participation in shared governance at SDSU.
  • Support student leadership and governance Student Leadership & Peer Mentorship Programs
    Provides leadership opportunities for students through appointment to leadership positions, operation of College Councils and the Graduate Student Association, and participation in shared governance at SDSU.
strategies · 39

how they think

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named programs · 1

what they call their work

A.S. Board of Directors
Governing body responsible for overseeing policies, objectives, and organizational values of Associated Students of SDSU
relationships · 12

who they work with

  • A.S. Elections Committee Partner — Committee responsible for organizing and managing election events including in-person voting.
  • College of Arts & Letters Student Council Partner — Student governance body represented within the Associated Students structure.
  • College of Business Council Partner — Student governance body represented within the Associated Students structure.
  • College of Education Student Council Partner — Student governance body represented within the Associated Students structure.
  • College of Engineering Student Council Partner — Student governance body represented within the Associated Students structure.
  • College of Health & Human Services College Council Partner — Student governance body represented within the Associated Students structure.
  • College of Professional Studies & Fine Arts College Council Partner — Student governance body represented within the Associated Students structure.
  • College of Sciences Student Council Partner — Student governance body represented within the Associated Students structure.
  • Graduate Student Association Partner — Student governance body for graduate students represented within the Associated Students structure.
  • SDSU Children’s Center Partner — Supports the SDSU Children’s Center in providing childcare services to the SDSU community.
  • Student Life & Leadership Partner — Collaborates with Student Life & Leadership to ensure student organizations are in good standing to receive funding.
  • Undeclared College Council Partner — Student governance body for undeclared students represented within the Associated Students structure.